Container
Case
97-84-2068
From: North America | Great Lakes
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-84-2068 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ojibwa |
| Provenience | North America | Great Lakes |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Birch Bark | Rawhide | Horsehair |
| Technique | Engraved |
| Iconography | Bison | Fish |
| Description | Birch bark roll container, engraved with figures of a bison and a fish, and small engraved horizontal lines over the entire exterior. Ends of the container are cut into triangular strips that curl inward. Object is cracked with some small fragments of the original birch bark missing. Contains rawhide, birch bark strips, and a small cloth with horsehair. |
| Length | 32 cm |
| Width | 8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-84-2068 - Old Museum Number | 15716 - ANSP Number |
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